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i was thinking about what you have and what you want to do, this is my idea if space is your problem. get a binocular mount for a few hundred and slap your binos onto them they will beat pretty much anything that you can afford for what you want.
Don't think that we are trying to tell you that your making a mistake by not using the dob, its just a little hard to comprehend sometimes taking such a big step back, but you have to do what you have to do!
A bino mount will allow you to keep them steady and still while you look at your stars, and large open clusters, being zoomed out this will be the best thing. If after a while you want more aperature or better quality you can always get a bigger/better pair of binos untill you are ready to move up to a proper telescope.
The reason why i say this is that at the zoom size binos you have 2 eyes will always work better than one at such a small aperature and there will be nothing that you can get for that kind of price range in my opinion that will be "pleasing" and make you go wow. after all whats the fun in going oh yeah there it is. to foster your love for the hobby you want to have the oh wow thats amazing!
The best thing with a setup like this is you can whip it into the car and drive out to where ever drop it down and start looking with the same kind of controls as you would a dobsonian.
The other thing you could do if your handy witha few tools, or know somebody who is is get them to make you a "hot shoe" with a bracket to hold your binos (virtually making it a bino mount but you can swap it in and out with a normal cam) my friend made one for a grand total of a few dollars. sure its crude and not really nice but it works.!
Hope this helps you save your money and get the best bang for the situation you are in!
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